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adminOn The Record with the Chairman of the Jackson County Legislature This week, the Jackson County Legislature passed a budget that reflects not onlycompromise, but leadership, collaboration, and an unwavering…
adminAfter a 30-year history of successful youth outreach, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD), for whatever reason, is killing the D.A.R.E. program effective on April 30. Interestingly, it’s not a…
adminLETTER TO THE EDITOR: November 8, 2024 The Jackson County Legislature has spent the past weeks debating but failing to approve the allocation of the remaining $70 million in ARPA…
adminMichael BushnellContributor And so it goes. Award winning NBC Overnight News anchor Linda Elerbee closed her program with that phrase and it seems fitting to use it to bring an…
adminFor almost a year, one of Kansas City’s most controversial subjects- much to my surprise- has been whether or not to invest $3 million into Northeast’s 9th & Van Brunt…
adminLanguage justice includes the right everyone has to communicate in their own language and a respect for the language rights of all people. Language access means that no matter what…
adminI’ve been thinking about the homeless issue and I recommend a different approach. The infrastructure to serve this population is already here and the Northeast will not win a “democratic”…
adminSome of you may know that, for the past several years, I have led a weekly trash clean up near Indian Mound Park. This past Sunday, we found an abandoned…
adminKate BarsottiColumbus Park I am not speaking as a member of the Columbus Park Community Council. This is from me, and it is, in part, a painful love letter to…
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